2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | FR | WR | 8 | 25 | 242 | 9.68 | 1 | 3.1 | 30.3 |
| 2 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | JR | WR | 11 | 24 | 319 | 13.29 | 1 | 2.2 | 29.0 |
| 3 | Mike Dudek | Illinois | JR | WR | 2 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.5 |
| 4 | DJ Moore | Maryland | JR | WR | 4 | 9 | 101 | 11.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 25.3 |
| 5 | Luke Timian | Indiana | JR | WR | 5 | 10 | 84 | 8.40 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.8 |
| 6 | Janarion Grant | Rutgers | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.7 |
| 7 | Nick Nelson | Wisconsin | JR | CB | 13 | 23 | 209 | 9.09 | 1 | 1.8 | 16.1 |
| 8 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 9 | K.J. Hill | Ohio State | SO | WR | 12 | 24 | 147 | 6.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.3 |
| 10 | Matt VandeBerg | Iowa | SR | WR | 8 | 11 | 78 | 7.09 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.8 |
| 11 | Darnell Savage, Jr. | Maryland | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 9.0 |
| 12 | Riley Lees | N'western | FR | WR | 10 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.8 |
| 13 | Laress Nelson | Mich St | FR | WR | 8 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| 14 | Josh Jackson | Iowa | JR | DB | 8 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 15 | Rashard Fant | Indiana | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 16 | Hunter Hayek | Rutgers | FR | WR | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 17 | Antonio Shenault | Minnesota | JR | DB | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
| 18 | Cody White | Mich St | FR | WR | 10 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| 19 | Darrell Stewart Jr. | Mich St | SO | WR | 10 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| 20 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | JR | WR | 10 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| 20 | Jackson Anthrop | Purdue | FR | WR | 7 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| 22 | Josh Metellus | Michigan | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 23 | Denzel Ward | Ohio State | JR | CB | 11 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 24 | Connor Heyward | Mich St | FR | RB | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| 25 | Troy Apke | Penn State | SR | S | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 25 | Stanley Morgan Jr. | Nebraska | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 27 | Jake Funk | Maryland | SO | RB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Terry McLaurin | Ohio State | JR | WR | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Zech McPhearson | Penn State | FR | CB | 9 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.